Rep Wright Leaves Gun Unattended at Capitol

"As a concealed-carry permit holder, Rep. Wright should understand the risks of leaving a loaded gun unattended. On any given day there are classes of school-aged children touring the Capitol. And we all know the horror stories of what happens when children find loaded guns. It is inexcusable,” said State Leader, Jennifer Hope.

She continued, "Rep. Wright claims he carries his weapon because it is his ‘duty to be a first responder.' To that we ask, how can someone respond to an emergency situation when they can't even locate their weapon? The sad irony here is that Rep. Wright sponsored legislation to expand concealed carry rights to gun owners without permits. We shudder to think of this reality as we see the example of ‘responsible gun ownership’ that Rep Wright has displayed."

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Rep. Jared Wright (R-Fruita).

Let's hear a big hurrah for the Jared Wright as he absolutely obliterates any chance that Republican's will be able to use gun laws to hurt Dems in the 2014 elections in Colorado.

In a move so ironic it hurts, State Representative Jared Wright left a loaded gun behind after a committee hearing on… wait for it… concealed carry permits.

As if Jared Wright didn't have enough problems within and beyond his own party, he is now single-handedly responsible for enshrining the Democratic Party's majority for 2015, and will now be the poster boy for the (not so) responsible gun owners.

What pisses me off so much about this is that Republicans actually have a point. The 15 round clip bill is completely asinine and it may have been worth it to have a conversation about that during the upcoming election. But thanks to Rep. Wright, all hope of an honest debate is lost.

So thank you Rep. Wright! I am donating to your primary opponent as I write this. Your only accomplishment as a legislator was the almost unimaginable achievement of being worse than your drunk driving predecessor.

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The collective IQ of society is going down, but if you were completely honest you'd have to admit the predominanace of low-info voters are on the left … that's why the Dems support easing up on voter registration requirements.

Are you kidding? The people with the least amount of accurate info are rightie Fox viewers. Viewing Fox actually makes you less well informed. Only the most abject level of low info ignorance accounts for all the white, male low to middle income Joe Six Packs who faithfully vote for Republicans against their own economic interests.

There must have been a full moon yesterday, because the imbeciles were out in their full color display.

Spent the better part of today at the Capitol as a citizen lobbyist for economic justice. There was a group of about 50 of us, who divided up into smaller groups to speak to various Senators about the Wage Protection bill, and others. In our group was a mother and her little girl, about 5 or 6 yrs. old.

Had a surreal conversation with my Senator, Spencer Swalm who did not support the wage theft bill (apparently, the Chamber of Commerce he represents must have wage thieves among them — what else could explain his stand?). He actually said, "I can't vote for a law that allows people like Jonathan Singer to come into a business, hold a gun to the business owner's head, and take cash out of the cash register to cover someone's lost wages". To which I replied, "I'm pretty sure there are no guns in this bill. Have you actually met Jonathan Singer?"

Other bizarre things which had nothing to do with what we came to talk to him about included, "Cesar Chavez would have been against Comprehensive Immigration Reform". I give him credit for taking time to talk to us, but am truly concerned about where he gets his information, and why he doesn't question it.

Meanwhile, this guy — Jared Wright, left a loaded handgun laying around the Capitol. Imagine if that little 5 or 6 year old would have picked it up instead of Rep. Singer?

There are hundreds of school kids in and out of that building every week. I'm an organizer, not an attorney, but seem to me his behavior constitutes something like "reckless endangerment". Why the Governor let him off so easy is beyond me.

Sadly, I don't think people who leave loaded guns where kids can get them are charged frequently enough. "It was an accident" and "he'll live with this for the rest of his life" seem to be sufficient in many jurisdictions.

I'm puzzled as to why you think this means the Republicans won't be able to use gun laws to hurt Democrats. I don't think this will slow them down any, though they probably won't put Wright out there as a spokesman.

In case anyone else would like to know why the Governor let this guy off so early, I'll make it easy for you. MailJohn W Hickenlooper, Governor136 State CapitolDenver, CO 80203-1792Phone(303) 866-2471Fax(303) 866-2003